The increase of computational capabilities led recent studies to implement very high-
resolution simulations that gave access to new scale interaction processes, particularly …

We present high-resolution simulations of the instability and subsequent breakdown of
standing waves, or seiches, in a fluid continuously stratified in the vertical direction. It is well …

We present a local stability analysis of an idealized model of the stratified vortices that
appear in geophysical settings. The base flow comprises an axisymmetric vortex with …

A method is presented for constructing energy-conserving Galerkin approximations in the
vertical coordinate of the full quasigeostrophic model with active surface buoyancy. The …

We generate and observe large (∼ 1 m diameter) anticyclonic vortices in a stably stratified
rotating tank that are neutrally buoyant. A nonaxisymmetric (m= 2) instability quickly …

We investigate the strong interaction between two baroclinic tripolar eddies in a three-
dimensional, rapidly-rotating, continuously stratified flow under the quasi-geostrophic …

This thesis presents high resolution simulations of the degeneration and shear instability of
standing waves, or seiches, of varying amplitudes and aspect ratios in a continuously …